Israel has launched more than 350 air and naval strikes against Bashar al-Assad’s military since he was toppled on Sunday, destroying around 80pc of Syria’s military capabilities. The co-ordinated ...
The Kurdish-led force controlling north-east Syria says it has reached a ceasefire with Turkish-backed fighters after the US stepped in to mediate a deal.
For more than half a century, the Assad dynasty appeared to have an impregnable hold over Syria. Relying on a formidable security apparatus, brutal use of force, and powerful allies such as Russia, ...